Grooves in hardwood worktop

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May 17, 2004 at 11:42 pm #5354
mojojogo	I am about to fit hardwood worktops over a belfast sink. Can you please advise me on the grooves I need to route out for drainage. Thanks.
May 18, 2004 at 10:47 pm #5358
timfoley	This is achieved using a router and straight fluted bit but not being a fabricator I am not in a position to offer expert advice on the method and have previously had the grooves routered prior to installation. Maybe another member with expertise in this area could assist you with the best method. Miles, a carpentry expert, springs to mind for this one and he posts quite regularly. On the subject of drainage around a Belfast sink, a capillary groove routered to the underside of the sink overlap will assist in preventing water ingress to the cabinets. Miles – over to you.
May 20, 2004 at 9:10 pm #5366
miles	Sorry for delay in replying. Had to water garden last night. I also use worktops that come with the drainage grooves already done. As the grooves have a fall to them, torwards the sink. You would need to make up a jig that is wedge shaped, to produce the fall. You could either make a jig that will produce 1 groove and keep moving it for each groove, or make a wide jig to produce all grooves without being moved. Which ever jig is to be made, I would say that you would need to be a very competent wood worker to produce it. The groove underneath the worktop is a very good idea. It acts as a drip mould. Any surplus water drips into the sink. The other option is to seal between worktop and sink with a silicone joint. I hope this helps you, I am sorry that there is no easy solution for the grooves.
January 19, 2005 at 2:03 pm #5720
whitey	I’m in the same boat (nearly) as mojo, and wonder how you got on with the jig. Did you make one? Can I borrow it? Cheers Andrew